This is good advice. I went through similar experience in my 2nd and 3rd jobs, where the work of "junior security consultant" was reduced to pushing compliance

This is good advice. I went through similar experience in my 2nd and 3rd jobs, where the work of "junior security consultant" was reduced to pushing compliance paperwork. I ended up studying tons of new technologies on my own, and publishing tech articles in local magazines. It helped my resume tremendously when I got out of the consulting business.